On Children and the "Other" (was:Re: On the perfection of moral virtues)

[houyhnhnm102]

No: HPFGUIDX 169549

Pippin:

> The story is very clear on what the ultimate act 
> of evil is -- it's murder. The identical aim that 
> Dumbledore is talking about isn't the defeat of 
> Voldemort, it's the prevention of murder, IMO. 
> The open heart seems to be the recognition that 
> everyone who is not a murderer has a right to be 
> what they are, even if what they are is a great 
> bullying git. Dumbledore seems to think that those 
> who have risked their own lives to prevent murder 
> and refused to become killers themselves are worthy 
> of some honor, whatever else they may have done.

houyhnhnm:

Rowling has shown so many examples of the unchecked 
action of great bullying gits leading to a spiral that 
results in death or at least comes close to manslaughter 
if not murder, though.  I think surely she must be taking 
it a little further than Dumbledore would.  Showing 
the little precipitating acts that lead finally to 
the ultimate act of evil.